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How to Build Everything You Need For Your Birds

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Potential purchasers of this booklet should be aware that the author is very serious about his birds. What he considers a "quite small" aviary, "for the aviculturist who has only restricted land area for his hobby", measures 11 by 16 feet. A "fairly large" one is 38 by 24 feet, complete with concrete foundation, plumbing, heating, electric lights, and 12 foot ceilings.
If, like me, you are looking for ideas for a small backyard aviary for a few canaries, you should look elsewhere. This publication contains plans for only 6 aviaries. Four are far too large for the average suburban lot, unless you are willing to knock down your house first, and the other two are so rudimentary that plans are hardly necessary.

For a long time I looked for something easy to understand that gave me different styles for building an aviary for my birds. This is the first book I have found that even I can understand and follow.
It has different and innovative designs for just about any yard type. The instructions are easy to understand as are the illustrations. It even includes things I wouldn't have even thought of, much less considered.
I am very pleased with this book, as is my husband..and we are in the process of building our first aviary from one of the plans in the book. I and my birds will be delighted when it is completed.
If you are considering building an aviary, I highly recommend this book.

I needed a means by which to build aviaries for my birds. I have built one out of the book, and it is great. I'm most impressed with the bird "hospital" cage.. It works exactly as described. My first impression when I received the book was not that great. The drawings were clear, directions clear, but I guess on some level I expected something more than what looked like a college study packet from Kinko's. The designs in this book and the subsequent modifications I've made to them to fit my needs have been outstanding. One needs only a modicum of building expertise, a knucklehead can put the designes together. Highly recommended... again, this is coming from someone who has actually built items off the plans in the book. It's not a glitzy book, but doggon functional.

This book lays out a good set of plans for starting small and working your way up to as large a breeding operation as you like. I am adept at building small animal pens, and I've been doing so for several decades, on a hobby basis. I was still impressed with the simple brilliance of this book.

I was extremely disappointed by the very limited information in the book. There were just a few simple drawings on some aviaries with no fresh ideas or insight. It is a waste of time and money. This book is not recommended to anyone. It is not even a book, more like some photostated scraps of paper bundled together with a cheap cardboard cover.

The following quotes were taken directly from an email received by the publisher... from a customer in Cherry Valley CA: "I was delighted to get your email asking me to do a review of your book" ... "I'm really surprised that more haven't gotten or read your book. It is so easy to understand and the illustrations are wonderful. In fact, you could almost build the aviary on the illustrations alone. I have looked and looked for something that would be easy to understand and give different options for designs. I will say I had also purchased another book" ... "near the time I purchased yours. Theirs came first and I was so disappointed in it. I was afraid to see what yours was going to be like. But, when it arrived, not only was I happy with it, but my husband was too. In fact, we picked out a design that night....You are right that your book has filled a need. Because of the fact that I have somehow become the "bird lady" of both my workplace and my husband's, I have been looking everywhere for good books on aviaries. They are few and far between."

Considering the first printing was in 1973, revised in 1996, and its now 2002, this book still holds firm for the basic needs of birds. From the housing needs to the transportation needs. It is as complete as a book can be without being overwhelming for the beginner hobbyist. One aviary near me was built from this book. It covers all the birds needs from spring to winter. Its well constructed and easy access to clean. The other needs of the birds are also covered so you get the complete program in one book. Size and style changes for different birds is covered.
After reading the editorial reviews, the author was based in N America and the metric system was not used much in the 1970's, so I appreciate the simple measurement charts and layouts for building what is needed. I have one book to keep, one to share, and one to mark my progress in. Thank you Don LaRosa for such a great job of writing a Simplicity Plus Book !!

Details, details, details! This book may not be the shiniest hardback on the rack, but if you want to build anything for your birds, this is the ABC-123 primer of effective and inexpensive bird housing. Large, small, or 'in between' projects, this book can help you save time, money, and costly repairs by instructing the DIY guy/gal how to do it right the first time. Your birds will thank you!

This is the best book I have purchased. I have bought many books and this is the only one I refer to now. It has all the information you need so why waste your money on anything else? My husband and I love this book and are in the process of building our Aviary from the designs and information in this book. This book is #1 with us and it will be with you too.

I found this book to be very helpful as a beginner. It was pretty straight forward with it's directions and yes, there are no big glossy pictures but then you would pay more for this than you need to. The pics are hand drawn and i thought easy to follow. I have already built two aviary's and have had requests from others to build for them too. I recomend this book to anyone just starting out.